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Noun face-off has 2 senses

confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off - a hostile disagreement face-to-face
--₁ is a kind of disagreement
face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
--₂ is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--₂ is a part of ice hockey, hockey, hockey game
Derived form: verb face off₁

Verb face-off has 1 sense

face off, bully off - start a game by a face-off
--₁ is one way to play

Derived form: noun face-off₂
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